About The Word Disclaim
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Disclaim
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What's The Definition Of Disclaim?
[v] make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility"
[v] renounce a legal claim or title to Synonyms | Synonyms for Disclaim: Related Terms | Find terms related to Disclaim: abjure | assert the contrary | back down | back out | backwater | be unmoved | be unwilling | beg off | belie | belittle | brush aside | challenge | chuck | chuck out | climb down | contemn | contest | contradict | contravene | controvert | counter | crawfish out | criticize | cross | decline | decline to accept | deny | deprecate | despise | disaffirm | disagree | disallow | disapprove | disavow | discard | discount | disdain | dismiss | disown | disparage | disprove | dispute | disregard | dissent | eat crow | eat humble pie | except | exclude | forswear | gainsay | hold out against | ignore | impugn | join issue upon | minimize | negate | negative | not accept | not admit | not buy | not consent | not hear of | not think of | nullify | oppose | pass by | pass up | push aside | rebuff | recant | refuse | refuse consent | refuse to admit | refuse to consider | refute | reject | renege | renounce | repel | repudiate | repulse | resist entreaty | resist persuasion | retract | revoke | say nay | say no | scout | shove away | spurn | stand aloof | swallow | take back | take issue with | throw away | throw out | traverse | turn away | turn down | turn out | unsay | vote nay | vote negatively | waive | withdraw See Also | deny | foreswear | quit | relinquish | renounce Disclaim In Webster's Dictionary \Dis*claim"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disclaimed}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Disclaiming}.]
1. To renounce all claim to deny; ownership of, or
responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject.
He calls the gods to witness their offense;
Disclaims the war, asserts his innocence. --Dryden.
He disclaims the authority of Jesus. --Farmer.
2. To deny, as a claim; to refuse.
The payment was irregularly made, if not disclaimed.
--Milman.
3. (Law) To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow
another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate,
interest, or office. --Burrill.
Syn: To disown; disavow; renounce; repudiate.
\Dis*claim"\, v. t. To disavow or renounce all part, claim, or share. --Blackstone. {Disclaim in}, {Disclaim from}, to disown; to disavow. [Obs.] ``Nature disclaims in thee.'' --Shak. |
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